Online Bachelor’s in Sociology
Program overview: online bachelor’s in sociology
Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Since all human behavior is social, few fields have such broad scope and relevance for research, theory, and the application of knowledge.
The KU Department of Sociology – founded in 1889 – is the oldest in the country, and one of the top 50 sociology departments among public universities. With a bachelor’s degree in sociology, you will gain a robust foundation for understanding and engaging with an increasingly diverse and global world, and gain the tools to contribute solutions to today’s most challenging problems.
This is a degree-completion program designed for students with some prior college credit who want to earn their bachelor’s degree. Students should enter with at least 24 hours and optimally with 40 hours. These credit hours could have been obtained from KU, a community college, or prior university coursework elsewhere.
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What careers are possible with an online bachelor’s in sociology?
Given the range of topics covered, and the breadth of knowledge and transferable skills that sociology majors learn, KU’s online sociology degree will prepare you for a variety of careers with an average annual estimated salary of just over $76,000, according to economic modeling firm Lightcast*.
Popular career paths include community and social service, education, public administration, public health, government, law and criminal justice, and social justice advocacy. Graduates may also pursue careers in both for-profit and nonprofit human resource management, health sciences, international development, and research and data science.